On May 21, 2025, two Israeli embassy staff members, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, were shot dead outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. The suspect, Elias Rodriguez, has been charged with multiple counts including first-degree murder and murder of foreign officials. Witnesses reported that Rodriguez shouted “Free Palestine” during and after the attack. The incident is being investigated as both a hate crime and an act of terrorism, with U.S. officials condemning the violence amid rising antisemitism linked to the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict.